Variable dy_bingecat: Number of days per year reported binge drinking [C]

Literal Question

The variable was created from multiple survey questions, specifically AA_3A and AA_3B.

Descriptive Text

Binge drinking is defined as 5 or more alcoholic drinks in a single day for men and 4 or more alcoholic drinks in a single day for women. Categories were created with entries to questions AA_3A and AA_3B. The universe for this variable includes all adult respondents age 18 and older who had alcoholic drinks last year.

Values	Categories	N	NW
0	No days binge drinking	2056	1,059,466.0	54.2%
1	One to two days per year	470	284,595.0	14.6%
2	Three to four days per year	220	148,365.0	7.6%
3	Five to ten days per year	344	238,782.4	12.2%
4	Eleven to 30 days per year	197	132,710.0	6.8%
5	More than 30 days per year	131	90,793.2	4.6%
-8	Not in universe	3792	2,641,329.6

Summary Statistics

Valid cases	3418	1954711.707
Missing cases	3792	2641329.613
Standard deviation	1.484	1.56
This variable is numeric

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